Advanced Features and Techniques of Embedded Systems Software Design

Course Description

This course will help software engineers fully utilize the components available in the Zynq® All Programmable System on a Chip (SoC) processing system (PS). This course covers advanced Zynq All Programmable SoC topics for the software engineer, including advanced boot methodology, the NEON co-processor, programming PS system-level function control registers, the general interrupt controller, the DMA, Ethernet, and USB controllers, and the various low-speed peripherals included in the Zynq All Programmable SoC processing system.

Release Date

March 2017

Level

Embedded Software 4

Training Duration

1 Day

Who Should Attend?

Software design engineers interested in fully utilizing the Zynq extensible processing platform

Prerequisites

  • Embedded Systems Software Design or equivalent knowledge
  • C or C++ programming experience
  • Conceptual understanding of embedded processing systems, including device drivers, interrupt routines, AMD Xilinx Standalone library services, user applications, and boot loader operation
  • Experience developing software for embedded processor applications

Skills Gained

After completing this comprehensive training, you will know how to:

  • Implement an effective Zynq All Programmable SoC boot design methodology
  • Create an appropriate FSBL image for flash
  • Identify advanced Cortex™-A9 processor services for fully utilizing the capabilities of the Zynq All Programmable SoC
  • Analyze the operation and capabilities of the DMA controller in the Zynq All Programmable SoC
  • Examine the various Standalone library services and performance capabilities of the Ethernet and USB controllers in the Zynq All Programmable SoC
  • Describe the Standalone library services available for low-speed peripherals that are contained in the Zynq All Programmable SoC PS

Course Outline

  • Advanced Boot Methodology on the Zynq All Programmable SoC
  • Zynq All Programmable SoC Boot Details
  • Demo: Create a Boot Image
  • Lab 1: Boot Loading from Flash/SD Card
  • Advanced Cortex-A9 Processor Services
  • Advanced DMA Controller Configuration on the Zynq All Programmable SoC
  • Lab 2: Performance Analysis of DMA Usage
  • High-Speed Peripheral Configuration on the Zynq All Programmable SoC
  • Lab 3: Introduction to lwIP (lightweight IP stack)
  • Low-Speed Peripherals on the Zynq All Programmable SoC
  • Lab 4: Sharing PS Resources with the MicroBlaze Processor – Software

Lab Descriptions

  • Lab 1: Boot Loading from Flash/SD Card – Explore the principles of creating a bootable flash image based on a First Stage Bootloader (FSBL) project.
  • Lab 2: Performance Analysis of DMA Usage – Analyze the performance of DMA transfers within a memory or between two different kinds of memory by using the TCF profiler.
  • Lab 3: Introduction to lwIP – Add the lightweight Internet Protocol (lwIP) stack to an embedded system and use it in a simple Standalone library application. The complete design includes both hardware and software.
  • Lab 4: Sharing PS Resources with MicroBlaze Processor – Explore separate software applications on the Cortex-A9 and MicroBlaze™ processors that share DDR3, PL block RAM, PS timer, and PS UART resources. The applications demonstrate passing messages between the two processors and simple semaphore usage.

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Partner

Xilinx
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